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New Rule 41 Allows FBI to Mass Hack

An amendment to Rule 41 would allow the FBI to obtain a warrant from any court to hack multiple computers rather than from one with jurisdiction over the target’s location. All the FBI would have to do in order to get the warrant would be to prove the target is obscuring their location.

Therefore, the FBI would theoretically only need one warrant from anywhere in America to hack multiple computers all over the world. This is scary to think about. Tor users should be aware of this.

Some people seem to be not as worried stating that the FBI would still need probable cause. They also point out the logic in that it is hard to get a warrant to hack a computer if you cannot determine the computer’s location.

This will go into effect starting December 1st unless Congress blocks it.